Tire wiggles

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Asked by brown4764 Apr 01, 2016 at 10:09 AM about the 2002 Honda Civic EX

Question type: General

Tire is on all the way and lug nuts are tight but tire
still wiggles. What could be the issue?

7 Answers

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Did you hit anything to possibly bend the rim/wheel, or hub assembly? Take the wheel back off and inspect the surface of the wheel that meets the hub to make sure it is free of debris.

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Ok. I'll try checking that. Thank you. Do I need to worry about the tire falling off from driving? It's the driver side front.

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That is a judgement call and I'm not there to look at it. If there is a lot of slop and the tire moves around an inch or more then it is likely that ball joints or other components are broken or worn badly and there is a risk the tire could come off. However, if the "wiggle" is moderate, slight wiggling of less than an inch of play then you could probably safely drive it to a repair shop.

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Mark Grignon, I saw your answer in my inbox. I will check because I haven't hit anything.

20

Ok, we do have a lot of squeaking from that part of the car as well. And when driving it, just changing lanes it sounds like something in the tire but, louder.

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